client_buffer¶

XML section name

<client_buffer>
</client_buffer>

Configure the agent bucket parameters in order to avoid events flooding.

Options¶

disabled
disable
queue_size
length
events_per_second

disabled¶

This parameter allows to disable the Agent Buffer and send events to the manager without any congestion control.

Default value	no
Allowed values	The options accepted are yes and no.

Warning

Disabling this functionality in large environments, agents may collapse the manager and the network.

disable¶

Deprecated since version 3.1.

This parameter allows to disable the Agent Buffer and send events to the manager without any congestion control. Due to compatibility issues, it is better to replace this option by disabled.

Default value	no
Allowed values	The options accepted are yes and no.

queue_size¶

The capacity of Agent Buffer in number of events.

Default value	5000
Allowed values	Any number between 1 and 100000.

length¶

Deprecated since version 3.0.

The capacity of Agent Buffer in number of events.

Default value	5000
Allowed values	Any number between 1 and 100000.

Warning

Even if this field is accepted, it is recommended to replace it with queue_size.

events_per_second¶

Specifies the number of events sent to the manager per second.

Default value	500
Allowed values	Any number between 1 and 1000.

Default configuration¶

<client_buffer>
  <!-- Agent buffer options -->
  <disabled>no</disabled>
  <queue_size>5000</queue_size>
  <events_per_second>500</events_per_second>
</client_buffer>